Enter the interior castle

"There is a secret place. A radiant sanctuary. As real as your own kitchen. More real than that. Constructed of the purest elements. Overflowing with the ten thousand beautiful things. Worlds within worlds. Forests, rivers. Velvet coverlets thrown over featherbeds, fountains bubbling beneath a canopy of stars. Bountiful forests, universal libraries. A wine cellar offering an intoxication so sweet you will never be sober again. This magnificent refuge is inside you. Enter." "Be brave and walk through the country of your own wild heart. Be gentle and know that you know nothing. Be mindful and remember that every moment can be a prayer." (it continues:) "Melting butter, scrambling eggs, lifting fork to mouth, praising God. Typing your daughter's first short story, praising God. Losing your temper and your dignity with someone you love, praising God. Balancing ecstacy with clear thinking, self-control with self-abandon. Be still. Listen. Keep walking." "When you have grown still on purpose while everything around you is asking for your chaos, you will find the doors of this interior castle thrown open, the path home to your true love unobstructed after all. "No one controls access to this perfect place. Give yourself your own unconditional permission to go there. ... Waste no time, enter the center of your soul."